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March 18, 2013

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Buses are parked at an inter-district bus terminal during a nationwide strike in Dhaka on March 18, 2013. The nationwide strike, called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-Party Alliance to protest against the arrest of their leaders, began amidst tight security. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

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Buses are parked at an inter-district bus terminal during a nationwide strike in Dhaka on March 18, 2013. The nationwide strike, called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-Party Alliance to protest against the arrest of their leaders, began amidst tight security. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images